Gaultheria (Ericaceae) of Myanmar: an updated species list for the country, a new species, and a new species combination Author Fritsch, Peter W. 0000-0002-3606-663X Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 1700 University Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76107 - 3400, USA & pfritsch @ brit. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3606 - 663 X pfritsch@brit.org Author Armstrong, Kate E. 0000-0001-9850-5717 New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York 10458, USA & karmstrong @ nybg. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9850 - 5717 karmstrong@nybg.org Author Aung, Mu Mu 0000-0002-8263-9099 Forest Research Institute, Forest Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar & mumuaung 85 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8263 - 9099 mumuaung85@gmail.com Author Fujikawa, Kazumi 0000-0003-4717-9215 Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden, 4200 - 6, Godaisan, Kochi 781 - 8125, Japan & saussure @ makino. or. jp; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4717 - 9215 saussure@makino.or.jp Author Lu, Lu 0000-0002-7276-5358 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, Kunming Medical University, CN- 650500 Kunming, Yunnan, China & lulukmu @ 163. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7276 - 5358 text Phytotaxa 2023 2023-05-03 595 1 37 61 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.595.1.3 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.595.1.3 1179-3163 7889451 Classification Gaultheria sect. Chiogenopsis D.J. Middleton (1991: 235) ser. Hispidulae Airy Shaw (1941: 308) . Phylogenetic placementChiogenopsis clade. Literature —This publication. Myanmar specimen— Kachin : [Putao District, Nawngmun Township, Hkakaborazi National Park,] Nam Tamai Valley , Ka Karpo Razi , 28°15’N , 97°30’E , 12,000 ft , 10 October 1937 , F. Kingdon-Ward 13406 (BM BM013823044!*) . Notes —Although the collection F. Kingdon-Ward 13406 was made in 1937, prior to the publication of the literature sources cited in the present list, apparently the authors of these sources did not see this specimen. This species is thus newly recorded for Myanmar .